Sr Backend / Distributed Systems Engineer

Digital Global Systems Inc; McLean (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology firm in McLean, VA is looking for a Senior Engineer to own the core architecture of the CLEARSITE™ Distributed RF Intelligence System. Responsibilities include architecting decision and execution agents, designing detection schemas, and ensuring scalable service communication. Ideal candidates will have strong experience with message buses and API development. This full-time position offers a chance to work on next-gen wireless solutions in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Strong experience with message buses.
• Expertise in low-latency API and schema-driven development.
• Experience with MySQL and ClickHouse.
• Deep understanding of concurrency and real-time systems.

Responsibilities

• Architect and implement Decision and Execution Agents.
• Design and enforce DetectionEvent schemas.
• Own event bus infrastructure with priority enforcement.
• Integrate policy artifacts and planning advisors.
• Establish resilient service communication patterns.
• Collaborate with RF and systems engineers.
• Drive performance, scalability, and reliability across the service ecosystem.

Skills

Experience with message buses (NATS, pub/sub)

Expertise in low-latency API and schema-driven development

Experience with MySQL and ClickHouse

Understanding of concurrency and real-time systems

Concurrency & real-time systems

Tools

Docker

Job description

Location:

McLean, VA

Salary Range:

Employment Type:

Full-Time

Job Description

This senior role owns the core agent-based architecture of the CLEARSITE™ Distributed RF Intelligence System. The engineer will design and scale decision and execution agents, event bus infrastructure, and service contracts coordinating real-time detection, decoding, and policy-driven execution.

Key Responsibilities

• Architect and implement Decision and Execution Agents
• Design and enforce DetectionEvent schemas and module adapter contracts
• Own event bus infrastructure with priority enforcement and latency guarantees
• Integrate policy artifacts, planning advisors, and LLM-based advisory systems
• Establish resilient service communication and error-handling patterns
• Collaborate with RF and systems engineers on hardware-aware orchestration
• Drive performance, scalability, and reliability across the service ecosystem

Required Qualifications

• Strong experience with message buses (NATS, pub/sub)
• Expertise in low-latency API and schema-driven development
• Experience with MySQL and ClickHouse
• Deep understanding of concurrency and real-time systems

Preferred Qualifications

• Background in telecom, defense, or spectrum systems
• Experience integrating AI/LLM systems into deterministic workflows
• Familiarity with Dockerized microservices and secure APIs

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